Since I first purchased the Aries G1, I have used a Harmony remote to turn it on as well as my preamp and amplifier (the DAC is always on). About ten days or so ago, I tried to turn the Aries on with the same remote and the preamp and amp turned on but not the Aries. I used the Help button on the Harmony to resend the commands several times, but the Aries refused to turn on. I thought perhaps this was similar to the Turn Off issue where even the buttons wouldn’t respond, so I went over and pushed the ON button on the Aries. It worked just fine. The next time I tried to use the Aries, the same thing happened; it would only turn on using the front button. So I got the original remote I had used to program the button (a Sony device) and first cleared the programming and then reprogrammed the Aries ON command. It indicated the programming was successful, but when I tried it, it still did not work. So I went and got the original Sony remote and pointed it directly at the Aries and it still would not turn on. Strangely enough, the same command from the Harmony remote works just fine in turning the Aries OFF, but will not work to turn it on, either using the Harmony or the Sony remote control. Has anyone else had this change in behavior using a remote?

In my short experience with the Auralic products, it seems like the mapping is sensitive to button press duration. Make sure when programming the mapping, there is a slight pause in pushing the buttons when the unit is learning to make sure the remote sends a solid signal. Hard to put into words.

Thank you for your suggestion; I will give it a try. However, the thing that is puzzling about this issue is that the remote turn on programming has worked perfectly since shortly after I purchased the unit up until about ten days or so ago. The Harmony remote is the same unit sending the same codes to the Aries G1, so I don’t see why it would suddenly stop responding. Also, I tried using the original Sony remote whose code I had used to program the Aries and it did not work either. It seems to me that something in the Aries changed, similar to the turn off issue, which I also experienced.

Although I have minimal experience with the G1 (I assume the mapping code is the same as my Vega G1) maybe try to reset back to non-discrete on/off codes - clear mapping for the power, then restart by changing back to discrete and remap on and off codes?
other than that, i am not sure

Make sure that the automatic reset of the Aries, for automatic updates, is off. This daily automatic reset may be the cause of the G1 not responding to turn on when you use your remote power-button. I had the same issues with my Aries G1 not responding on the power-on with my Arcam remotecontrol.

I assume that by “automatic reset of the Aries” you mean the setting to automatic Reboot at a certain time each day. Yes, I did have that On, but I turned it off and then tried to use the remote to turn the Aries on and no luck. Thanks for the suggestion though.

OK. I have cleared all remote settings from my Aries G1 and started over. I have tried using four different brands of remote, including the one that came with my Altair and the Aries G1 still will NOT start up using my Harmony universal remote (the same one that worked the entire time I have owned the G1, up until a month or so ago). What is also quite strange is that once I have turned the G1 on manually and then get ready to shut everything down with my universal remote, when I hit the “Off” button on the Harmony the G1 starts to shut down properly and says “Goodbye”, but after a couple of seconds, it reboots itself! So I have to go over and press the Power button on the G1. So it is obvious it is receiving the Off command, but for some weird reason reboots after it is almost shut down. Further, why does the same command not do anything as far as turning the G1 ON? I can even take the original remote I used to program the G1 and use it directly and it doesn’t work either! Any ideas, as I have tried everything I can think of. Do any of you use a universal remote to turn your G1/G2 on and off?

I do not own the Vega, just the Aries G1 and Altair. I initially used the Altair remote to program the Harmony and it worked fine for a good period of time, but then stopped working, so I cleared the settings and have tried a Sony remote and Onkyo remote (most recently) which doesn’t work to turn on the Aries and gives the odd behavior when turning off the Aries. How would I load the Vega remote onto the Harmony without getting the Vega?